May 9, 2022

New York Daily News: N.Y.’s wrongfully convicted need a true path to justice

The first time our criminal legal system failed me was in 1996. At the age of 26, I had recently moved into a friend’s home after living in the Wards Island shelter. I barely had time to get settled when I was arrested on a robbery charge for allegedly stealing VHS tapes and $10. When […]

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VOCAL-NY Responds to Death of Dashawn Carter, Fourth Death on Rikers Island This Year

CONTACT:Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO DEATH OF DASHAWN CARTER, FOURTH DEATH ON RIKERS ISLAND THIS YEAR NEW YORK â€“ Today, in response to news of the death Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old homeless manwho took his own life while detained on Rikers Island – the fourth death on Rikers Island this year – VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable

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